SB2024081548 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Undertow 



SB2024081548 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Undertow

Published: August 15, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024081548
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3653)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of requests within the LearningPushHandler. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the web server and consume available memory, leading to a denial of service.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the learning-push handler is enabled (disabled by default).


2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5971)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to response writes hand when using Java 17 TLSv1.3 NewSessionTicket. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.